Christianists

The Associated Press reports: A former city council member and a retired U.S. Navy captain are headed toward a runoff for the Republican nomination for an Arkansas state Senate seat, beating out candidates in a special primary that included “19 Kids and Counting” father Jim Bob Duggar. The poll results from Tuesday’s election show that Colby Fulfer, who is chief …

Religion News Service reports: A former employee of Christian finance guru Dave Ramsey is suing his former boss for religious discrimination, claiming he was fired for putting his faith in science and not prayer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawyers for Brad Amos filed a complaint Monday (Dec. 13) in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, alleging there …

“Are we ready to declare war on every demonic spirit? Are we ready to take over? Somebody shout, ‘Take it back, take it back.’ Shout, ‘Take it back!’ We’re here to declare war on Satan. “How many here know that this is a God nation, this is a Jesus nation? And liberals are trying to take God out of everything …

The Christian Post reports: The Robertson Trust has apologized to the BGEA and Stirling Free Church for the cancellation of 2019 bookings to use its conference center in Stirling, Scotland, for religious events and agreed to pay both entities a total of £20,000 (about $26,500) towards legal expenses. The Trust’s Barracks Conference Center was among several venues in the U.K. …

City News Toronto reports: One of the country’s most recognizable pastors was placed on leave pending the outcome of an external investigation led by the church he helped mould. Bruxy Cavey, the teaching pastor at The Meeting House, was accused of sexual misconduct by a woman who brought her allegations to a board of directors. On The Meeting House website, …

First, a quote to remind you about him: When y’all going to get the memo that I didn’t get it wrong? Trump ain’t never went nowhere, he ain’t back, he’s always been around. He is the legitimate president of the United States of America. I don’t care if you stand up and clap or not. I’m telling you, Donald Trump …

Changing America reports: Amazon has removed a children’s picture book comparing being transgender to pretending to be a walrus from a list of LGBTQ+ books. The book, “Johnny the Walrus,” is written by the conservative writer and media personality Matt Walsh, who earlier this year said doctors who perform gender-affirming surgeries for trans youths are “plastic surgeons basically acting like …

TMZ reports: Josh Duggar isn’t the only person in the family experiencing legal issues, his sister, Jana, has been charged as well … TMZ has learned. Jana’s been charged with endangering the welfare of a minor, a court clerk confirms to TMZ. The circumstances surrounding the charge are still unknown, but we’re told Jana — the oldest daughter of Jim …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Sephora, a company that sells cosmetics, beauty products, and fragrances, has really crossed the line by featuring two gay men in its newest commercial. The Sephora Holiday Gifting 2021 ad shows various friends and family members smiling while giving each other Christmas gifts, but the homosexual couple is the only romantic couple …

From the Duggar family’s website: This entire ordeal has been very grievous. Today, God’s grace, through the love and prayers of so many, has sustained us. Our hearts and prayers are with anyone who has ever been harmed through CSAM. In the days ahead, we will do all we can to surround our daughter-in-law Anna and their children with love …

From hate group leader Tony Perkins: We know what Joe Biden wants for Christmas — a break from the hot seat. In normal times, he might have gotten it. Usually, the holidays are a great distraction from everything that’s happening in Washington — unless what’s happening in Washington is affecting everything Americans are doing for the holidays. For this president, …

Michael Brown writes for the Christian Post: The reality is that this new bill actually prohibits Christians from practicing their faith when it comes to homosexuality and bisexuality and transgenderism. It also prohibits people who want to get help to pursue change, whatever their age, from pursuing that change — as long as it is change away from being gay …

Via email from hate group leader Mat Staver: This Christmas season when the Biden administration is desperately trying to control Americans by denying their religious beliefs and forcing them to inject experimental shots into their bodies, it is important to examine how communism can quickly eradicate the Christian faith in a nation. The war against Christmas is nothing new and …

The Birmingham Herald reports: Nearly two dozen Republican state lawmakers filed a bill mirroring a Texas law banning abortion at six weeks of pregnancy and allowing anyone to sue a woman who has an abortion for $10,000. State Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, the main sponsor of the bill, could not be reached for comment. The bill would also pave the …

New York Magazine reports: The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a case involving just 4,800 students in rural Maine. But because of the way the Court seems certain to rule, the case will affect everyone in America. The reason is a single word: discrimination. At one point, Justice Kavanaugh said that “discrimination against all religions, as opposed to secular, is …

Via email from hate group leader Mat Staver:  Tired of being locked down and bullied to take the shots that skipped 10 years of testing—and have been shown to injure millions? I am! In Prague, Czech Republic, citizens took to the streets carrying signs that read “Get vaccinated? Over your dead bodies”—as their government imposed more stringent lockdown measures. In …

ABC News reports: Under questioning by Duggar’s attorneys, forensic computer analyst Michele Bush said the computer where child pornography was downloaded could have been accessed remotely. The defense has argued that someone else downloaded or placed the child pornography onto the computer at Duggar’s workplace, noting that no child pornography was found on Duggar’s phone or laptop. But Bush acknowledged …

Via press release from the Catholic League: Rep. Thomas Massie’s Christmas card shows a picture of him and six other members of his family each holding a long gun. The card carries the inscription, “Merry Christmas! ps. Santa, please bring ammo.” A photo of the card was posted on Twitter on December 4. Massie has been criticized for doing so, …

Media Matters reports: The bestselling “LGBTQ+ Book” on Amazon is Johnny the Walrus — a hateful picture book by The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh that compares the gender identities of trans youth to a young boy who imagines he is a walrus. Amazon mislabeled the book into its LGBTQ+ Books section and, as a result, is promoting harmful anti-trans views …

The Texas Tribune reports: A San Antonio-area school district is reviewing the contents of more than 400 books that were flagged in a Republican lawmaker’s investigation into the titles that schools keep in their libraries. North East Independent School District, one of the largest districts in the state, is seemingly the first district to directly respond to state Rep. Matt …